Opposition to Labor Strikes Spurs War War Powers Debate
Opposition to labor strikes in government armed industries pushes for a 30 day cooling off period and a secret ballot while Senate conferees resist any provision sanctioning coal mine strikes. The joint committee plans broadened penalties for those encouraging interruptions and moves to allow War Labor Board action in all disputes. Coast guard notices re submarine parts delivery noted.
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Senate
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War Labor Board
Virginian Cited for Gallantry by Admiral Munroe
Rear Admiral W R Munroe awarded Lieut Comdr Alan R Montgomery of Warrenton Virginia the Silver Star for conspicuous gallantry as commander of a torpedo boat squadron during the Guadalcanal campaign. Montgomery now heads a torpedo boat shakedown board in Miami.
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Churchill outlines vast war program and hard fighting ahead
Churchill reports on Washington and North Africa talks, warns of complex amphibious operations in the European theater, and emphasizes unity with the United States. He notes heavy Tunisian losses, 248000 prisoners, and the U-boat pushback while promising continued hard fighting to victory.
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Washington
United States
Britain
United Nations
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de Gaulle
Giraud
North Africa
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Shorthorn Bull Brings Record $8000 at Auction
In Chicago an 11 month old Shorthorn bull sold for $8,000 setting a 25 year breed record. The sale of 38 head totaled $54,205 averaging $1,426, the highest in the last quarter century. The buyer of the yearling also paid $4,000 for the top heifer amid competition from 27 states.
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Chicago
American
Answers to the Daily Quiz from Page 1
Correct responses list for questions printed on Page 1. Topics include Columbia, the War Manpower Commission, locations below water, Jenny Lind, the Soviet, pressing iron, the engine is running well, True, Sombrero, and Gregorian.
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War Manpower Commission
Jenny Lind
Plans Roll Back For Vegetables
Washington June 8 A Senate committee pressed the Office of Price Administration over authority to pay subsidies amid a rollback in retail prices of meats and butter. Richard Gilbert said regulations for a vegetable price decrease are being drafted and that the rollback could cut the cost of living by about one half of one percent in fresh vegetables. He was asked to outline a schedule of OPA rollback plans after Senate members noted a possible lack of authority to subsidize producers and processors for a 10 percent drop in butter and meat prices.
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Senate
Office of Price Administration
OPA
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Prentiss M. Brown
Senate Banking Committee
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Dispute Over Portal-to-Portal Pay Heads Back to Board
Soft coal operators and John L. Lewis Mine Workers pressed to settle portal-to-portal pay but left the meeting area pessimistic. The War Labor Board’s 15 day deadline ends tomorrow and officials expect no voluntary agreement. A temporary payment based on 48 minutes underground travel time from an old survey may be considered, with a new study possible before any final award.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
War Labor Board
WLB
Mrs Fowler Rites Set for Berryville Area
Funeral services for Mrs. Lucinda Fowler who died Monday night at her home east of Berryville near Providence Chapel will be held at Berryville Baptist Church at 2 PM tomorrow. Rev. E T Clark will officiate. Pallbearers are nephews Howard Atwood Henry Royston Douglas Royston Arthur Nichols Alvin Moore and Trussell Hall. Interment will be in Green Hill Cemetery Berryville.
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Berryville Baptist Church
E. T. Clark
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First Baptist Church
Winchester
First Allied Invasion Attacks Pantelleria Flight Shielded by Air War
Allied air forces pounded Pantelleria with heavy and medium bombers, fighters, and support from Malta and RAF units. Eleven enemy planes were shot down, two Allied planes lost, and the bombardment's smoke reached toward Sicily as missions targeted warehouses roads and signals.
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RAF
Gulf of Orstano
Sardinia
Malta
Pozzallo
Comiso
Cape Stilo
Little
No Official Word On Lieut Manuel Wounding
The Star reported Lieut Ralph E Manuel wounded, but no War Department announcement exists. Family sources confirm the claim while Mrs Manuel says no further details are available. He wrote on May 10 and May 17 that he received the Purple Heart and that rest is helping him.
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Star
Ralph E. Manuel
Manuel
War Department
Germans Talk Of Offensive Move Again In War News
London report notes German propagandists shift from defense to offense to boost morale or test Allied plans. Analysts cite possible attacks in Russia or moves toward Turkey or Spain. British sources say invasion talk may aim to destabilize Axis rivals while invasion headlines persist in London.
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Court Denies OPA Writ to Stop Family Eviction
West Virginia Supreme Court declined to halt the eviction of Frank and Mary Berger in Wetzel County. The ruling upheld a circuit court order for possession to Rosa Wright of New Martinsville and back rent of 1188 dollars. The court said Judge Lloyd Arnold had not ruled on the constitutionality of the Federal Rent Control Act.
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Mary Berger
Rosa Wright
New Martinsville
Wetzel County
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Arnold
Prentiss Brown
Preparations For Landings By Allied Forces
Brig. Gen. Daniel Noce, amphibious warfare expert for the United States forces, said preparations for invasions are well advanced on possible European fronts. Prime Minister Churchill warned Parliament that large scale amphibious operations are approaching and landing barges plus specialized equipment would be ready for each operation. Diversions are essential to any large scale operation.
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Churchill
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Tripolitania
First Army
London
Daniel Noce
United States
Commons
Serence
Bonura Receives Lions Kit Bag Before Overseas Voyage
Chet Hobert read a note of appreciation from Corporal Zeke Bonura thanking the Lions for a kit bag. Bonura, former Washington Senators first baseman, said he would use the toiletries aboard a ship bound for an overseas posting. Lions officers and directors were elected today with A C Halvosa reinstated and guests from the Salvation Army attending luncheon.
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Zeke” Bonura
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William Wheatley
Ben Cather
George Saunders
Earl Mason
Ray Garrabrandt
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Ed Startzman
John Over
Dave Sencindiver
John Cammer
Clayton Cochran
Fred Ritter
Bryant Harper
John Holliday
Phil
Air Superiority Asserted in Planned Invasion Remarks
The speaker stressed air dominance as essential for invasion and noted forces already hold air superiority. He indicated operations near Italian outposts would continue as a preliminary phase over an extended period.
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Noce
Russians Use New Bomber in Frontline Raids
Moscow dispatches report a new Russian bomber in the Tsinshin series, an improved Iljinshin four, in production and active since May. Red Star cites guerrilla reports of ten German trains destroyed and 1,500 Germans killed in raids behind German lines. A German prisoner notes fears of Russian bomber raids.
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Army
French Cabinet To Be Named War Council Formed In Algiers
The new French empire government meets in Algiers and moves to form a war cabinet. A national liberation committee led by Generals Henri Giraud and Charles de Gaulle names 11 commissioners to manage affairs for 60 million Frenchmen and subjects and a vast colonial domain.
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Committee of National Liberation
Rat Phndents
Henri Giraud
Charles de Gaulle
French wartime cabinet reshuffle and leadership changes
Gen Georges is Saal as a non portfolio member and the foreign war post remains vacant. Gen Giraud, head of French forces in North Africa, expected to become commissioner for war and head the war cabinet as plans for a Mediterranean front proceed.
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Saal As
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Mane
Mediterranean
Giraud
North
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